Ultimate Manilow

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Ultimate Manilow
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Greatest hits album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2002
Genre
LabelArista
Barry Manilow chronology
Here at the Mayflower
(2001) 		Ultimate Manilow
(2002) 		A Christmas Gift of Love
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars [1]

Ultimate Manilow is a compilation of the greatest hits of Barry Manilow. Nearly every top 20 hit is included in this collection. This compilation is best known for setting the stage for a comeback for Manilow, as it debuted at No. 3 on the charts.[2] While on a six-week tour to promote his latest album Here at the Mayflower, Manilow immediately extended it to a six-month tour. At the time Ultimate Manilow was released, no other compilations of Manilow's music were in print.

Ultimate Manilow, with a slightly different track listing (but with the same number of tracks), was also issued in the United Kingdom in 2004, charting first in March of that year.

Track listing[]

USA release (February 5, 2002)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mandy" (single version)
3:15
2."It's a Miracle" (alternate mix)
3:48
3."Could It Be Magic" (album version)
6:44
4."I Write the Songs" (album version)Bruce Johnston3:46
5."Bandstand Boogie"
2:48
6."Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"David Pomeranz3:48
7."This One's for You"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:22
8."Weekend in New England"Randy Edelman3:42
9."Looks Like We Made It"
3:27
10."Daybreak" (studio recording, non-hit version)
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
3:02
11."Can't Smile Without You"
3:04
12."Even Now"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:23
13."Copacabana (At the Copa)"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Jack Feldman
  • Bruce Sussman
5:38
14."Somewhere in the Night"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:19
15."Ready to Take a Chance Again" (mono version)
2:56
16."Ships"Ian Hunter3:56
17."I Made It Through the Rain"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
  • Drey Shepperd
  • Gerard Kenny
4:14
18."The Old Songs"
4:38
19."When October Goes"
3:55
20."Somewhere Down the Road"
3:57
Total length:76:42
UK release, March 8, 2004
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mandy"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Scott English
3:15
2."Could It Be Magic"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
6:44
3."I Write the Songs"Bruce Johnston3:46
4."Copacabana (At the Copa)"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Jack Feldman
  • Bruce Sussman
5:38
5."Can't Smile Without You"
  • Chris Arnold
  • David Martin
  • Geoff Morrow
3:04
6."Weekend in New England"Randy Edelman3:42
7."It's a Miracle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:48
8."Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"David Pomeranz3:48
9."I Made It Through the Rain"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
  • Drey Shepperd
  • Gerard Kenny
4:14
10."Let's Hang On"
3:07
11."Somewhere in the Night"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:19
12."The Old Songs"
  • Buddy Kaye
  • David Pomeranz
4:38
13."You're Looking Hot Tonight"Barry Manilow3:54
14."Even Now"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:23
15."Ready to Take a Chance Again"
  • Charles Fox
  • Norman Gimbel
2:56
16."Bermuda Triangle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
3:46
17."Looks Like We Made It"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:27
18."Strangers in the Night"
3:07
19."One Voice"Barry Manilow3:01
20."Who Needs to Dream"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
3:56
Total length:76:33
Japan (May 22, 2002) & Australia release (September 16, 2002)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Could It Be Magic"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
6:44
2."Let's Hang On"
  • Bob Crewe
  • Denny Randell
  • Sandy Linzer
3:07
3."Read 'Em and Weep"Jim Steinman5:25
4."Bermuda Triangle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
3:46
5."Mandy"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Scott English
3:15
6."Can't Smile Without You"
  • Chris Arnold
  • David Martin
  • Geoff Morrow
3:04
7."I Made It Through the Rain"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
  • Drey Shepperd
  • Gerard Kenny
4:14
8."Some Kind Of Friend"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
4:02
9."It’s a Miracle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:51
10."Somewhere in the Night"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:19
11."The Old Songs"
  • Buddy Kaye
  • David Pomeranz
4:38
12."You’re Looking Hot Tonight"Barry Manilow3:54
13."Even Now"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:23
14."Copacabana (At The Copa)"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
5:38
15."Ready To Take A Chance Again"
  • Charles Fox
  • Norman Gimbel
2:56
16."I Write The Songs"Bruce Johnston3:46
17."Moonlight Serenade"Glenn Miller4:49
18."Strangers In The Night"
  • Bert Kaempfert
  • Charles Singleton
  • Eddie Snyder
3:07
19."Blue" (duet with Sarah Vaughan)
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
4:19
Total length:77:17
  • Track information and credits for the US version were verified from the album's liner notes.[3]
  • Additional track information and credits for the UK, Australian and Japan versions were adapted from Discogs,[4] AllMusic.[5] and Manilow's official website.[6]

Charts[]

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 3

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. Ultimate Manilow at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard 200". Billboard. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ Ultimate Manilow (liner notes). Barry Manilow. Arista Records. 2002. 07822-10600-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2020. 74321 91686 2
  6. ^ "Ultimate Manilow". Barry Manilow. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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